October 2006 | Table of Contents
Features
- Scrutiny by the People
- Washington State is making a big push to get citizens more involved in the performance auditing process.
- Pension Pressures
- These are threatening times for retirement funds and retirees.
- Rx For a Headache
- States are experiencing a lot of pain in switching seniors out of state programs and into the Medicare Part D drug plan.
- Honey, Our House is Historic!
- Buildings from the mid-20th century are becoming eligible for landmark status. Local governments are trying to decide which are worth preserving.
- Against the Grain
- Governors are finding success in the unlikeliest places. They're doing it by choosing boldness over caution.
- Judging the Judges
- Performance measures are coming to the tradition-bound world of state courts.
- Wired to Win
- The 2006 campaign is being fought with digital weapons--and candidates aren't always at the controls.
Up Front
- Extended Contract
- The hot conservative issues of the 1990s are migrating to state ballots.
- Turnabout Tale
- After losing a GOP primary bid for lieutenant governor, Nebraska state auditor Kate Witek is seeking reelection--as a Democrat.
- Pupusa Politics
- It's impractical to ban street vendors and difficult even to restrict them.
- Reload and Fire
- The NRA's list of agenda items was getting a bit thin--until it found some juicy new ones.
- The Date-Checking Game
- Internet relationships are often fraudulent and sometimes dangerous. But policing them is difficult.
- Error Trail
- Fancy new voting machines work pretty well if everyone knows how to use them. In much of the country, that's still a big if.
- How Green Is He Really?
- Arnold Schwarzenegger's first term has pleased environmentalists. It's the second term they're worried about.
The Business of Government
- Soft on Sprawl
- A popular planning book praises sprawl and ignores the mess left by misguided transportation policies.
- A Very Long Haul
- It's taken a dozen years and may take a few more as states struggle to put IT into their child welfare systems.
- On the Slopes of Texas
- "Fake" parks are the newest breed of sports venues.
- Keeping the Wild in the West
- Cattle ranchers may have to think the unthinkable--zoning open space to keep developers from eating it all up.
- Go Global, Act Local
- The best trade missions aren't really trade missions at all. Increasingly, the goal is not to sell or trade but to learn.
Events & Webinars
- It’s A Paperless, Paperless World..... Thinking Outside the Box to Gain Efficiencies through Prepaid Cards
- April 23, 2013
- Public sector organizations are under intense scrutiny to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible and with maximum transparency. An important consideration is the way in which payments are made and managed. Prepaid cards can offer flexibility, security and accountability to governments as a method of dispersing benefits, healthcare and social care payments, child benefits and housing benefits to their constituents.
- GOVERNING - Michigan Leadership Forum 2013
- May 1, 2013
Training Opportunities
Outsmarting the Social Services Fraudster- Learn how IBM InfoSphere Identity Insight helps social services organizations reduce time and labor for caseload management, comply with new regulations fast and cost-efficiently and identify fraudulent behavior rapidly to stop it before it occurs.
- A Safer Public Through Advanced Analytics
- Accelerating Economic Growth and Vitality
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